---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Commissioner of DOLWD to create list of labor organizations that represent workers on public work projects."
description: "Requires Commissioner of DOLWD to create list of labor organizations that represent workers on public work projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3129"
citation: "New Jersey S 3129 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Singleton, Troy", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/679014af-e0bf-4a2d-b154-0fb034408131"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4f0eb1bda8eeb8614410091a833d31a246db7a873c5bf14c7dffb30ec15def24"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 3129 (218) — Requires Commissioner of DOLWD to create list of labor organizations that represent workers on public work projects.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3129_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-1) `passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4314
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.61. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/679014af-e0bf-4a2d-b154-0fb034408131`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).